“The Hills are Alive with the Sound of... Analysis”

Understanding the Connection between Femininity and Nature

Symbolic Soil

• The soil/earth is symbolic of femininity because like a woman it is:

• A) Fertile: a breeding ground• B) Bountiful: produces seedlings

“Why the Hills are Alive!”

Flower Power • Flowers resemble female genitalia because:• Similar design (opening) and biological purpose

(birth)• The folds and pleats of a vagina are akin to those

of a flower (petals)• Both are delicate, intricate • Most often, flowers are pinkish, peachy or red and

these shades are that of a vagina

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Passion for Fruit• “Round ones”: much like breasts, from grapes

to grapefruit; both vary in size, texture and form

• “Seedy ones”: apples, peaches, pomegranates and figs all resemble the womb when opened

• Note: Bananas=phallic symbol

Over the Moon

• The moon undergoes many phases/cycles• Women undergo the menstrual cycle

(bleed once a month)• Women also experience phases as

trimesters in pregnancy

Hello Kitty!

• In Egypt, it was believed that women were like cats• Goddess Bastet (Bast): protector of fire, cats, home and

pregnant women • Originally portrayed as a lioness up until 1000 BC, later

with the head of a woman and body of a domesticated cat• Had two sides of her personality: docile (as protector of

the home) and aggressive (to win wars)